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Hand truck for appliances

a technology for hand trucks and appliances, applied in the directions of transportation and packaging, transportation items, loading/unloading vehicle arrangments, etc., can solve the problems of inability to easily transport water heaters and heavy weigh

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-06-22
SIMMONS EDWARD J
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Even when empty and ready to be installed, water heaters are very heavy and, due to their size and weight, cannot be easily transported.

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[0019]As illustrated in FIG. 1, the hand truck for appliances 10 is provided for the transport of a water heater 12 to the site of installation, and the subsequent placing and positioning of the water heater 12 within a water heater drain pan 14. Conventional carts, hand trucks or dollies require the user to transport the water heater to the site, unload the water heater, and then manually lift the water heater into the drain pan. The hand truck for appliances 10 of the present invention, however, allows the user to lower the water heater 12 directly into the drain pan 14 without first unloading the water heater 12 from the dolly 10, as will described in further detail below. It should be understood that although hand truck 10 is particularly well suited for transport of a water heater 12, the hand truck 10 may also be used for transporting any appliance, as desired.

[0020]As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the hand truck for appliances 10 includes an inverted U-shaped frame 16, formed from ...

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The hand truck for appliances is a device for moving a water heater and other appliances. The hand truck includes a main frame having a pair of wheels mounted on a lower end rearward of the main frame, and a support plate also mounted on the lower end and projecting forward from the main frame. The support plate has a front edge and a rear edge, with the rear edge being contoured to be received within a water heater drain pan, with the rear edge being positioned adjacent and contiguous to the inner wall of the water heater drain pan. This allows the water heater to be carried on the hand truck for appliances, supported by the support plate, in order to be placed directly into the water heater drain pan.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 738,996, filed Nov. 23, 2005.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to appliance moving devices, and particularly to a hand truck for appliances that is particularly useful as a dolly for transporting a water heater to a water heater drain pan.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]Water heaters are common appliances in homes and in commercial businesses. Even when empty and ready to be installed, water heaters are very heavy and, due to their size and weight, cannot be easily transported. Thus, it is necessary to utilize a hand truck, cart, dolly or the like in order to install a water heater.[0006]Typically, a water heater is loaded onto such a cart or dolly, transported to the installation site, lifted off the cart or dolly, and then manually lifted into the water heater drain pan. Typical c...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B62B3/04B62B1/10B62B1/14
CPCB62B1/264B62B2203/44B62B2202/80
Inventor SIMMONS, EDWARD J.
Owner SIMMONS EDWARD J